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Hidden RNA Switch May Shape Cashmere Goat Hair Follicles Before Birth

Original: A Hidden RNA Switch May Shape Cashmere Goat Hair Follicles Before Birth

New research suggests a previously unnoticed RNA switch may influence how hair follicles develop in cashmere goats before birth, potentially affecting the fineness and quality of the cashmere fiber the animals later produce. The finding points to prenatal genetic mechanisms as key to one of the wool industry's most valuable traits, opening possible avenues for breeding and biotechnology.

Why now: New research linking a prenatal RNA mechanism to cashmere quality is of interest to the genetics and textile industries

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• A Hidden RNA Switch May Shape Cashmere Goat Hair Follicles Before Birth · Bioengineer.org

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